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BOOKS OF THE WEEK.

with Analysis Of his Power as Preacher, Lecturer
M ana sy q his &
HALLIDAY. Characterizations and Personal Remin
writer's Also NE BeeeRsEs iifs, as sketched Sy
saSr e Se% his Ys1s Fant
LIFE OF HENRY WARD BEECHER the Eminen,
Pulpit a and ID Platform a.. Orator Being graphic
5 Of Foy h
Brooklyn; with narratives Of his great achieve
gsa sed With ] and
trsted. Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers
MANUAL Of the Laws Of Maryland. District Of colum
lisious c9rporasiSns, Charitable Uses, Marriage
odist Episcopal Church Washington Se G. n Pun
sell.
"A WOMAN IN THE CASE" An Address, delivered
at the Annual Commencement Of the National
Medical College in the Gongregstiopal Church O
tano's. i1 '' A' '' washington 0fsn'
LIFE AND SERVICES OF GENERAL JOHN A. 10
FRANCIS DAwsoS, E!- Librarian Of the United state
s seasSs sv Fo9R Befo by only Chicago
PLAY By JuI1ANA HoRAT1A Ew1Na, author o.
Jsckan.Besm esS ess ii1iiustrsted London; So
ington: VIM Ballantyne & Son.
TIE RUSSIAN CHURCH AND RUSSIAN DISSENT
Comprising Orthodoxy, Dissent. and Erratic sects
Russia at shanghai New York: Harper Brothers
Washington: Robert Beall
DANDELION CLOCKS, AND OTHER TALES r,
JULIANA HORATA EWING, author Of "Jackanapes
etc, etc. Illustrated. London: Society for Promo
ting Christian knowledge. Washington: VIM Bal
1Antyne Son
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF A LIFE Novel B,
MADELEINE VINToN DAHLGREN, author of ssSouth
Mountain Magic," "a Washington Winter" etc
etc. Boston: Ticknor l. Co. ~
SHE History Of Adventure. By Il. RIDER HAe
GARD author Of King Solomon's Mines, !" .Jess !
etc: New York: Harper Brothers. Washington
Robert Beall.
HERE AND THERE IN YUCATAN: Miscellanies
By ALICE D. LIE PLoNGEoN, author Of sYucataI-it.
ANCIENT Palaces and Modern Cities" New York; j
W, BOuton.
DAWN By II. RIDER HAooARD. author of "KinR Sol
omon's Mines" She" Jess" etc. New York
Harper Brothers. Washington: Robert BealL
RURAL HOURS. By SUSAN FEN1MoRE COOPER. New
and Revised Edition. Boston: Houghton Mi1iiiI
&Co Washington: Robert Beall.
WHO IS JOHN NOMAN! A Novel. By CHARLIE
HENRY BECKETT. New York: Cassen Co. wash
ington; Brentanos'.
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Miss Katharine Douala..

The friends who looked on the dead face OF Miss
Katharine Douglas on last Wednesday afternoon
saw even greater beauty in it than they had ever
seen before. She lay in her white casket sur
rounded with flowers, as though she had Just
faiien asleep. Her beautiful face and hands,
white as the lilies, had an unearthly grace. The
simplicity, the sweetness OF her chiidltke char
acter seemed even more apparent in death than In
nie. me peace In her face was more reStfu than
sympathy. II suggested 50 plainly her Joy at her
nrst glimpse OF the rest that remaineth to those
that love the Lord. AS her friends stood therf,
they recalled with loving thought
"The kindly deeds the icy hands had vrougbt
The gentle words the frozen lips had said
Errands on which the willing feet had sped"
no one could recall aught that was selfish or IN
lovely. child In heart, though woman in YEA "a
she was gracious in her every word and act,
gentle, patient hopeful faithful, loving-with the
Illness Of Christ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-07

The new Grand Army Hail. in the Cornwell
Building, was informally opened last evening.
when John F. Reynolds Post, No. 6, met for the
nrst time In the new hall This was the first post
meeting held there, and the exercises were on that
account OF more than usual interest. Post Com
mander Webster conducted the ceremonies OF the
occasion. COmrade Church, chairman OF the hall
committee, formally turned over the post, the
rights and privileges OF the hail. and this was
behalf OF the post. An event OF the evening was
the planting OF the standard. When this was
zone Comrade Dewitt c. Sprague made speech,
the nrst TO meet in the hall and chr1sten 1t. An
tne 0mcers OF the Department Of the Potomac
were present.
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The statement Is made In Chicago that the ''cr1b"
In Lake Michigan IL In q dangerous condirion
and liable ar any time 10 collapse and cut on the
city water supply.
An order is Understood 20 be In process Of trans
mission from Mayor Roche To the Chicago
or before Tuesday next
the yacht race 70 be held at Halifax during the
celebration OF Queen victor1as jubilee has been
thrown open TO all United states yachts. The
f1rst prize will be q $500 silver cup.
N Chauvat has been installed as French Prear
dent at Wallis Island the capital Of the Walih
Islands group In the South Pacirc in y1eW q Q
possible BRUSH Or German occupation
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DELICATE 10 THE PLUnBIRe' CONy ENTION.-The
Master Plumbers Association OF the District at q
meeting lasG night In the Corcoran building
eiecteu tho following delegates 70 represent the
ASSOCIATION II the convention OF the National Asso
citation Of Master PLUMBERS which meets at Chi
eago June 20: X g. Campbell, president; Ed j.
Hannah, JaA Raglan, jas. LOckhead and Geo.
bU1chiHS
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The Courts.
CnuRT IN GENERAL TERI

CoURT IN GENERAL TERN.
Yesterday, United States ex rel Kenney ACT
Secretary OF War; rule issued returnable NAV la
Forrest agt. Hyde; on hearing.
EQUITY CouRT-Judge Merrtck
Yesterday, Bailey agt. Bailey; bill dismissed.
ant. Worthington agt. Randall; creditors of q.
w. Bodin allowed to intervene. ClotwOrthy agt
Wynne; pro confeSsa. Norton agt Norton; do.
Carroll agt. Thomas; do, and reference to audi
tor. Briles agt; Briles; testimony ordered taken.
Lambert agt. Lamberti do, by J. Cruikshank and
In ohio. Belcher agt Belcher; do. by B. g. Love-
Spalding agt. District OF Columbia; leave 70 amend
title granted.
POLICE COuRToJuzQe Shell.
To-day, Claude Manning and Robert Bretuey,
disorderly conduct; collaterals forfeited. Lewis
Morrison, destroying private property; so or 30
eaya henly r. % N 1ns
duct; IS or Is days. Thos. II. Lyons cruelty To
animals: IS collateral forfeited.
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| ELsoTIoN OF oYYlcx1s.-The Adjustable Horse
/ shoe co. has elected the following officers: W. L
Tune, president; Henry BuScher, Vice presddent:
Daniel Ramay, secretary; Geo. J. Bessler, treas
urer; Geo g. Schroeder, general manager. Board
Ramay Geo. J. Besser, Geo. G.. Schroeder, VIM 4.
Baldus, inc. n. Cook, Joe Wheeler. Frank Palmer.
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BANQUET TO cHrEF JUsrTcs BnaHAM.-The
complimentary banquet rendered by the Franklin
departure TO enter upon his duties chief justice
OF the District OF Columbia, took place IN Column
Dos last evening. Plates were laid for about 20
people. col E C. Taylor 0ff1ciated as master OF
c e Toasts were responded TO % follows:
Owen; ''The Court OF Common pleas, Judge j. G.
Duncan; 1.-The Modern Lawyer" Hon. A. r. HART
son. Judge Thurman was to have responded To
the federal judiciary, but owing TO tbs illness Oh
his vie he was unable 70 attend
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Transfers of Renl E.t.,..

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Susad
+. Walter to j. W. Rawlins, lots Is and 90, block
10, Meridian Hill; a, 125. Rosa A. Shriner to s.
L Alien, pt. ID, SO. 513; $1,450 w. Z. Shreve to
F. F. Repetti. lot g, so. 1915; 500. Anna N.
Coakley TO j. B. Kendall and p. @. Russell. pt s.
SO. 1ol; 800. G. W. Uttermehle to d. a. Snow.
Pt "a, So 4O5; 81, 46333. c. r. Newman to Jno.
to G. w. Sk1dmore. lot 272, UniontOwn; $500 N.
Barnard 70 J. B: johnson OF al, lot IL, block S,
Emngham Place; =, 500: Mary d. woods to Ada
s. I: Whiting to Sarah F. sheriff., pts A and As
So. los; $40 goo. James 4 Arnold to James c.
Ioi,p SUP LOT % OF l0s l0s Anacosta; $500
A,0o0. Ellen Duffy TO D. j. Boyle pt. 9, sd. Tao:
$50 9. Il: Newman to Jane W. Leary, lot IL, so
lot and PIT. g SO. 1.097; 500. Joseph Prather ta
Jessie j. Prather, pt 19l, P's So, Nj Pleasant
3 B. 3. Wells to. W. w. Mccullough, sub Lott
81 and 55, 50. 235; -
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supply q W udUC W IGVOlVG. ND0n
which is wound sheet of paper. Upon this ia A
movable hand or holder containing a Den which
travels at a graduated pace from one end OF the
cylinder to another and, as the cylinder is reyolv
ing, the line it traces on the paper is a sniral
This pen-holder is connected With the WorEs =" n
broken at every swing OF the pendulum, 50 that
the pen makes little angular mark every time
also operates on the pen-h0der so that eyary time
he presses the key the pen-holder has spasm
making very decided mark on the paper. BIZ the
can measure the distance between the second
marks and the transit marks and determine down
to the aundreeta part OF second. when the star
the actual time OF the meridian transit "'ueu ~
for it makes record which can be Snred i onS IL
chronograpn the observer depended to some exc exc
tent upon his own sense OF time. He would connt
the seconds as they were told on, zone, and a-haif
two, and a-half and so on, and guess at the frac
ttOnal parts OF the second.
CORRECTING THE CLOCK.
By the record Of the stars it is determined each
day how far the big oracular clock is from the
true time. This clock Is not set right each day.
cut record Is kept OF It's rate or variation from
the standard or seventy-ffth meridian iime can be
learned by adding eight minutes and twelve sec
V %as 70 the That rne two Wires clocks
ard time and are set right each e's dav
Three minutes and q half before noon each eav
the clock Is connected with the telegram w1res
and each second beat Is sent over the wires NM
sating to every quarter OF the land. The anna
ratus Is so arranged that it skps the 10Th beat or
the minute 50 any operator can ten when the MIN
ute or haif-m1nute begins, II he should make 4
miss In counting. Then ut ten seconds before 10
1t stops and gives nal beat exactly at 10 oniocar
Thus the news from the stars IL Communicated ID
the world each day. ~
RnRoRs or fHR CLOCK.
This shows, In general way, how the tina Il
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ADDITIONS To THE CITY.
Subdiyiding the Land on the NOrtheas
Bounds of the CITY.

LEADING ACTORS WHO APPRECIATE THK ADVANTAGE
OF A RESIDENCE HERE-THK EREcTToN OF sUBUR-
BAN HoTELs-oTHER MATTERS OF REAL ESTATE
, INTEREST.
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WEBSTER AND CHOATE.
Judge Wac Arthur,s Recollecti0ms Of
Two Famous MEN,

HIS FIRST MEETING WITH RuFus cHoATK-A sUrPER
WITH YOUNG HvAR1s-A CASE IN WHICH CHoATE
AND WEBSTER WERE oPFoNHNTs-THkn ADA1RA-
TON FOR EACH OTHER.
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OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY.

Following is the AmeI
plonship record TO date:
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10. Rife Practice: Connection open tn any
the yoiuntaer mItia not SoWever 10 e, Object OF
from any one company Ten shots each at 200
800 500 and 600 yards. Eight prizes, first prize,
and SIS; four prizes, bronze medal and $50; total
SIS; aggregate money prizes offered, SD, 500
IL Is the further intent OF the committee to
Destow medals OF merit, in gold, silver and bronze
according To their grading, upon all commands
taking prizes at this national competition
RULES FOR THE DRILL
The rules made for the drill provide the follow
ing as the minimum number Of men that will en-
title commands TO compete for prizes:
Regiments OF infantry: Not less than eight
the minimum number OF ordcers and men required
LOT competing infantry companies.
battanons OF Infantry: Not less than four, nor
more imam SIX companies, each company to have
not less than the minimum number OF oriicers and
men required for competing infantry companies.
Not less than twenty-iour privateS one rfg6t
guide' one ieft guide, and two commissioned Of
Companies Of cavalry: Not less than TWENTY
i0uI pIlvateS one hight guide, one left guide, and
TWO commissioned Officers
,o Light artillery platoons: Fourteen privates
| onlcer. WV s0AlAAoHAoueo
Machine gun sections: One commissioned ONCE,
the gun Inat ma VI men prescribed by tactics fol
imnieUateiy after the Inauguration OF the camp
~ asan3s VI al competing Organizations vii
" a0emoie0 az headquarters and Draw lots fOl
oroer OF dr1n In the competition. The orawins
muse oe mace, In person, by the oficer who wifi
Soinmaho tne organization In the Competition
drawing Is made. "SU "i'oi Wax
The programs Of dr.ll win be issued to command
70 the time designated for their drill Tnav VII
oe expressed In clear aud tactical Ianguave with
OUT any catches or trick commandssa SEtrmisn
driil and oayonet-exerctse will not he Included N
the infantry programs All ORGANIZATIONS viii hs
required TO dri In their regular Iulldress uniform
RuLxs FOB CAMP
All commands, unless their entry Is acceutet
with special exception TO the contrary. viii ts
required 70 enter camp and remain during the en-
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WITH YOUNG KvARzs-A CASE IN WHICH cHoATE
AND WEBSTER WE'RE oPFoNHNTs-THKn ADA1RA-
TON FOR EACH OrHKR
Judge Macarthur, who but recently retired from
the Supreme bench OF the District, practiced law
In his younger days at the same bar and In some
OF the same cases with Rufus Choate and Daniel
Webster. He went over some OF his recollections
OF these two great men with STAR reporter the
other day. He Is q charming narrator and adds a
peculiar interest he tells that cannot
be entirely preserved In the repetition by another.
The reporter found him In his study in the after
noon with some pages OF manuscript before him.
and two or three volumes OF rare old French plays
lying on the table. The shelves lining the walls
were filled with some fne books, OF which the
judge is fond, and q cool breeze blew through the
windows, which open on two sides OF the room.
1t is as light and cheerful room as one can well
imagine
The judge wheeled up an immense armchair
for the reporter and sat back In his own favorite
chair, swinging his glasses little with his left
hand as he called to mind the days when he first
began practice as young lawyer.
HIS FIRST MEETING WITH cHoATR.
IT first met Mr.. Choate," he said, "under these
circumstances: was retained In criminal case
in Massachusetts,. It must have been in Al 10.
was young man, as you may judge MY client
criminal, but man OF wealth and position, and
the case attracted much attention. i secured the
assistance OF MI. Ashmun, VINO was lawyer OF
ability, and was afterward member OF Congress
and became very widely known. He advised me
TO secure the services OF Mr.. Choate, 80 went to
Boston with letter OF Introduction, and called at
his Office. he was not In, and was told that
would 1nd him at the library, where he spent
much time reading. had never seen him, and
there were several others present, but knew in q
moment which was he. His fine presence; his
raven locks, curling about his head; his sharp
black eyes; his swarthy complexion and protruding
lips; his cOmpOSure and nobility OF presence
there was no installing him. walked up TO him
and asked IL he were not Mr.. Choate He replied
that he was and shall never forget the elegance
and grace OF his manners as he offered me seat.
He was most polished aud elegant gentleman,
dignified but perfectly apprOachabe, with man
ner SO polite and unaSsuming that he put one at
ease In mono me- He was
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All commands, unless their entry IA accenta
with special exception TO the contrary. win b
required 70 enter camp and remain during the On
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at Was On Monday, think, that Choate CON
cluded his argument. MI. Webster was 70 speak
the next day, and that night the Middlesex bar
chat ia BOSTON,, gave dinner TO the state bar
ChOate and webster were there, and was pres
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SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

An English company has perfected its
arrangements for providing sick chambers
with telephones. The object is to give persons
suffering from contagious diseases chance to
talk with their friends. Speaking-tubes are in
admissible on account of the infectious nature
of the breath.
A German journal describes a plant
termed the phytoiGcc0 electrical, which possesses
strong electrical properties. On breaking
twig shock is felt, and compass is affected
at a distance of some feet from it. The cleo
trical influence is said to vary with the time of
day, 1t being strongest at about two =. NJ and
feeblest in the night. 1t is also stated that
birds and insects keep away from the plant.
The latest improvement in gas-lighting
is the invention of Dr. Carl Won welsbach, of
Vienna. 1t consists in fixing around the flame
of gas-burner tubular hood of cotton fabric,
termed the mantle, and which has previously
been STEPPED in a compound chemical solution.
When the gas is lit and the mantle ignited, the
cotton fabric is burned, and gradually disap-
pears, leaving suspended by platinum wire
with which the mantle is threaded a residual
skeleton of the incombustible oxides contained
in the impregnating solution. 1t is the intense
incandescence of this skeleton or mantle that
is the source of Illuminating power. You have
a strong pillar of light, about the dimensions
of mans finger, exceedingly steady and very
mellow. The system has been In use in the Aus
trian capital for some time and has been also
adopted in Berlin and Paris. but hitherto it has
only been used In an experimental form In this
country. company has been formed to work
the patent In almost every country in the
world
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Arthabasca hove in sight was that he was
afraid ne could not right it in time. So
there was the internal pirate, and half an
hour of the time allowed was gone! The
anxiety was terrible. Tens of thousands of
people looked on from the housetops Three
quarters of an hour went. Vandusen seemed
suspicious of something. He kept the Ar
thabasca slowly steaming to and fro. sup
pose he had expected the city to be cleared
out and wondered at the crowds. An hour was
gone. The $50, 900, 600 were put aboard the
launches. They started. A mighty cry of
fury arose at that token of surrender. The
Arthabasca stopped to let the launches reach
her. The lake that afternoon was CLASSY
stiil--the weather lovely. Suddenly there
was great hurrying of men to and fro on
the pirate. They had felt something touch
her, / suppose. The launches were within
400 yards of her when the Devil Fish rose up,
backing amongst them. At that moment
scores of the pirates jumped overheard. As
they dropped there was a whurlge beside the
ship. Next moment her bows were flung
clean up with mountain of water and q
volcano of roar and smoke. Instantly hun
dreds of small boats with police, soldiers.
sailors and all manner of armed men made
from shore for the scene. Before they had
got fairly under way the Arthabasca pitched
down head first. Only few wretches re-
manned swimming. So furious were the
Chicago men that they injudiciously knocked
out the brains of every one of the villains
perhaps of some of the innocent crew of the
ship-and so the secret as to how Vandusen
meant to escape with his millions was never
revealed.
eyes sir-ree," concluded Mr.. Scudly, ris-
ing sit certainly was the biggest sensation
of the nineteenth century. Next TO it was
vanderbilt being proclaimed Emperor
thousandth repetition of the story of that re-
markable conspiracy.
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they were, but they are still abundantly
trimmed with flowers, ribbon-loops, and
feathers. In feet, it is more than ever
the trimming that makes the bonnet.
Ribbon tied about Flora McFlimsey's
neck is wider than heretofore worn, and
is tied in what Vassar girls call
smashing bow" under the left ear.
With tulle or lace neckwear small
brooches of rare workmanship will be
worn.
The edelweiss in silver or enamel is
favorite design for pins and earrings.
The higher now the parlor lamp the
more fashionable, and it is still the reign
of brass.
A long brass rod, at the top of which
is lamp with pink sunshade or parasol,
is called the piano lamp now, and no
fashionable family should be without one.
Silk hangings now take the place of
wall paper in the most fashionable
houses.
In Paris gentlemen's street gloves are
mouse color with ponderous stitching of
black. NORMA BLAKE.
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A rRIenrENEp CONDUCTOR.
He Jumped to Conclusion and Got Into
an Awful Fix.

He Jumped to a Conclusion and Got Into
an Awful Fix.
Look here, mister" said Seventh-street
car conductor yesterday to young man who
stood beside ponderous trunk ON the rear
platform, 'you can't fetch that box along on
this carr
"Why not2' cool,y inquired the party adj
dressed.
Because this amt an express wagon. So
you Just lug Off that box, and as he spoke
he vigorously signaled the driver to stop.
''You bet I'll do nothing of the kind, re-
torted the young man, still cool. :.
"You won't? Then I'll do it for YOU
said the conductor, who was getting mad
very fast. With jerk he quickly deposited
the trunk in the middle of the street. He
then rang the go-ahead signal and the car
moved quickly on. When a couple of
squares had been passed he turned TO the
young man and asked what he was going to
do about the box.
Nothing" was the reply.
you are not going to leave ii there, mister,
are you? ~ lqueried the conductor.
'"fhat is exactly what / am going TO do -
said the young man as he swung himself of
the car. "That box does not belong to me,
but guess when the 240-pound German in
the front of this car misses it there will be
trouble. Good evening"" and he meandered
down the street The conductor looked as
scared as though he had seen a ghost.--I,hila.
CieLDl.id Times.
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THE LABOR VOTE.
How the Democrats Can Capture the
Bulk of It.
WIN. H. sIvrrEn.

How the Democrats Can Capture the
Bulk of 1t.
Congressman Weaver, of Iowa. was asked
what he thought of the probable status OF
the labor movement in the next national
campaign. st is too early yet" he replied,
ito hazard any opinion. There are SO many
contingencies to be taken into consideration. !"
do you think that they will nominate? ~
There are indications that they will. AT
the. same time, it would be impossible to
make any predictions as to their intentions
until after the next session of Congress, and
don't think they know themselves"
You think that they will be governed
largely, then, by the course of legislation ~
'tTndoubtedly. All eyes are looking to-
ward the first session of the Fiftieth Congress-
1t is the long session, and the Congress is
composed too, to great extent, of new ma
terial. There has, perhaps, never been a
Congress on which so much will be de-
pended"
do you think that the labor vote will
prove an important factor in this fight.'
.In any event, do. 1t will figure promi-
nently in shaping the political events of the
next four years. 1t is ripe for action, and Is
ready to strike in whatever direction is most
likely to subserye its interests"
"Will it draw more largely from the Dem
ocratic or the Republican strength ?''
II can only give to this the same answer
that have given to your other questions
That depends almost wholly on future events
If the Democrats succeed in getting through
the session without making any Conspicuous
plumbers, and can pass such measures as will
meet the moderate demands of labor, they
will probably capture a large part of the
,abor vote. If they fail in these things the
consequence will be with m.-Baltamors
Ag3lericdn